Syria welcomes withdrawal of Kurdish forces from border region near Turkey

A Syrian soldier is seen upon deploying on the Syrian-Turkish border in the countryside of Qamishli city in al-Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, on Oct. 28, 2019. The Syrian government welcomes the withdrawal of the Kurdish forces from the Syrian-Turkish border, saying this withdrawal will strip Turkey of its pretext to attack northern Syrian areas, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)